The Charge made a trade Wednesday. They dealt a 2014 third-round draft pick to the Tulsa 66ers for combo guard Ben Uzoh.

The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Uzoh played in 22 games with the 66ers this season, averaging 12.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals. A physical guard and streaky shooter, Uzoh has 64 games of NBA experience, including two games with the Cavaliers during the 2011-12 season.

The Charge hope to have Uzoh available for their back-to-back games this weekend at Delaware.

The pick originally was the Texas Legends’ and was acquired by the Charge for center Micheal Eric’s rights before this season. Eric, who played a key role for the Charge last season, recently was waived by the Legends because of a season-ending knee injury.

Familiarity

The Cavaliers assigned wing players Sergey Karasev and Carrick Felix to the Charge before Wednesday’s game with Fort Wayne. Felix had played the previous three games with the Charge and been recalled by the Cavaliers on Tuesday so he could practice with them.

Karasev hadn’t played with Canton since Dec. 29.

Entering Wednesday, the two had played a combined nine games with the Charge, so the transition is getting easier when they are assigned.

“The more they play with these guys the more they understand it’s not so far off from what they’re seeing up there,” Charge head coach Steve Hetzel said. “For everyone, the more times they see each other the more familiar they become and the easier the transition is.”

Hetzel expected both players to get assigned Wednesday. They were awaiting word on Karasev, who has battled a stomach virus recently.

Family time

After Monday’s marathon day, which including flying from Hartford, Conn., at 6 a.m. for a 3 p.m. game in Canton, Hetzel didn’t take advantage of Tuesday’s off-day for sleeping purposes. He made the

31⁄2-hour drive to Detroit to see his pregnant wife, Anne, and the couple’s son, Aden, since the Charge leave Thursday for back-to-back games in Delaware this weekend.

Anne is finishing her master’s degree at the University of Michigan.

“You make the best of the situation,” Hetzel said. “Usually they come down for the weekends, but with us on the road, it kind of bridges the gap instead of going three weeks without seeing them.”

Purple power

University of Mount Union alum and Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Cecil Shorts III and his family took in Wednesday’s game from courtside box seats. Shorts is a Cleveland native.